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Baby dies after court decision

A SERIOUSLY ill baby boy, whose parents lost a High Court battle to keep him alive, died in hospital yesterday after his life support machine was switched off.

The nine-month-old baby - known only as OT, who cannot be identified for legal reasons died after doctors carried out a judge's ruling.

Christopher Cuddihee, a lawyer for the baby's parents, said the death followed the "withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment" by the unnamed NHS hospital where he was being cared for.

In a statement, the baby's parents said: "During his short time with us, OT became the focus of our lives. We were present during his last moments, together with OT's extended family. He died peacefully. We will miss him greatly and wish to say we are proud to have known our beautiful son for his brief life."

The parents had fought to keep the child alive despite doctors claiming he had endured